Barbados vs Low & middle income: Population density

Barbados
656.6 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Low & middle income
85.33 people per sq. km of land area
in 2023
Barbados rank
14th
Low & middle income rank
13th

Population density over time

  • Barbados
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 656.6 people per sq. km of land area against 85.33 people per sq. km of land area in Low & middle income, a difference of 571.27 people per sq. km of land area.

That makes Barbados's figure about 7.7 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 216 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 562.89 people per sq. km of land area 34.18 people per sq. km of land area 528.71 people per sq. km of land area Barbados
1970s 582.88 people per sq. km of land area 42.95 people per sq. km of land area 539.93 people per sq. km of land area Barbados
1980s 593.35 people per sq. km of land area 53.19 people per sq. km of land area 540.16 people per sq. km of land area Barbados
1990s 607.57 people per sq. km of land area 60.58 people per sq. km of land area 546.99 people per sq. km of land area Barbados
2000s 622.92 people per sq. km of land area 69.65 people per sq. km of land area 553.26 people per sq. km of land area Barbados
2010s 647.68 people per sq. km of land area 77.86 people per sq. km of land area 569.82 people per sq. km of land area Barbados
2020s 656.1 people per sq. km of land area 84.1 people per sq. km of land area 572.01 people per sq. km of land area Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Barbados or Low & middle income?
Barbados, at 656.6 people per sq. km of land area against 85.33 people per sq. km of land area in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in population density between Barbados and Low & middle income?
571.27 people per sq. km of land area, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Low & middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Barbados and Low & middle income rank globally for population density?
Barbados ranks 14th and Low & middle income ranks 13th of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 15,342 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.